Alaska’s flag The flag came through in a competition, where school students submitted proposals. A 13 year old Native American boy named Bennie Benson won. It had been sent in 142 proposals. He won 1000 dollars and a watch for winning the contest. The flag is blue with 8 stars on. The 13 year old boy, Benny Benson explained that the blue colour in the flag stands for the sky. 7 of the stars constitute ”Charles's wain” and the largest star is the Polar Star. Benson explained that the Polar Star represents Alaska's future, while ”Charles’s wain” symbolizes strength.
Alaska has a song to the flag and the song became Alaska's official song in 1955. The song was written by Marie Drake and was first written in 1935 as a poem. The composer Elinor Dusenbury made late music to the poem and it’s now the Alaska’s official song. Alaska's Flag Song
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue,
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Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby, The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams,
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The Bear, the Dipper, and shining high,
The great North star with its steady light.
O'er land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's Flag to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier
The flag came through in a competition, where school students submitted proposals. A 13 year old Native American boy named Bennie Benson won. It had been sent in 142 proposals. He won 1000 dollars and a watch for winning the contest. The flag is blue with 8 stars on. The 13 year old boy, Benny Benson explained that the blue colour in the flag stands for the sky. 7 of the stars constitute ”Charles's wain” and the largest star is the Polar Star. Benson explained that the Polar Star represents Alaska's future, while ”Charles’s wain” symbolizes strength.
Alaska has a song to the flag and the song became Alaska's official song in 1955. The song was written by Marie Drake and was first written in 1935 as a poem. The composer Elinor Dusenbury made late music to the poem and it’s now the Alaska’s official song.
Alaska's Flag Song
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue,
Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby,
The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams,
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The Bear, the Dipper, and shining high,
The great North star with its steady light.
O'er land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's Flag to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier
Here can you listen to the song. ----------->